9 March 2016

People
gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a
total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday, briefly
plunging cities into darkness and startling wildlife.

The rare
astronomical phenomenon was witnessed along a narrow path that stretched
across 12 Indonesian provinces encompassing three time zones and about
40 million people. A partial eclipse was visible in other parts of the
Indonesian archipelago, a swath of Asia and in northern Australia.

People
gazed at the sky in wonder and cheered while others knelt in prayer as a
total eclipse of the sun unfolded over Indonesia on Wednesday.

The
rare astronomical phenomenon was witnessed along a narrow path that
stretched across 12 provinces encompassing three time zones and about 40
million people. In other parts of the Indonesian archipelago and Asia, a
partial eclipse was visible.